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Editor's note: "On the Job" is a blog by Stevens Point Journal Media Business Editor Nathan Vine that reports local business news in Portage County. You can view the blog at www.stevenspointjournal.com.

Following are excerpts from the blog:

STEVENS POINT – As part of the major overhaul of its SentryWorld facilities, Sentry Insurance has unveiled a new look and name for one of its restaurants.

PJ's is the new name of the redesigned restaurant formerly known as Sport Plate, located in SentryWorld Sports Center, 601 Michigan Ave. N. It will open to the public on Sept. 22 and is named for P.J. Jacobs, who was president of Sentry Insurance, known then as Hardware Dealers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., and moved the company from Berlin, Wisconsin, to Stevens Point in 1912.

Jacobs was also very involved in the community as a charter member of the Stevens Point Rotary Club and an active member of St. Stephen's Catholic Church.

"Because of P.J. Jacob's connection with both our company and the community, it's only fitting that we name our newly reimagined restaurant after him," said Pete McPartland, Sentry Insurance president, CEO and chairman of the board.

The restaurant has also added a wood oven for pizzas and other entrees. A selection of more than 25 beers including PJ's White Ale, brewed exclusively for the restaurant by the Point Brewery, will be on tap.

Company officials in 2012 announced plans to close SentryWorld Golf Course for a series of renovations, and a year later announced plans to renovate SentryWorld Sports Center in Stevens Point, originally built in the early 1980s, in an attempt to make it a tourist destination and hub for large events.

PJ's will be open year-round from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Point Brewery announces return of popular Whole Hog Pumpkin Ale

STEVENS POINT – The Stevens Point Brewery has announced the return of its seasonal beer Whole Hog Pumpkin Ale.

The beer will be available in four-packs of 12-ounce bottles and draft quarter barrels while supplies last.

The beer has been produced by the brewery for the past five years, and has increased in popularity over that time. According to Joe Martino, the brewery's operating partner, production of the beer this year more than doubled over the previous year.

In 2012, Whole Hog Pumpkin Ale won gold in the Field Beer or Pumpkin Beer Category, beating out 62 other entrants, at the at the Great American Beer Festival. The event is the largest beer competition in the United States.